Category: Museums

How to reach Dolfi Land

Dolfi Land was created in 2007 and it is the first and only theme park dedicated to wood carving.

The park is crafted with attention to the smallest detail, decorated according to the season. Wood connoisseurs will find a vast assortment of thousands of sculptures and other products, selected from a range of over 60,000 products which have been developed during the course of Dolfi’s 120-year history.

Make the most of your stay in Val Gardena and come visit us at Dolfi Land. Our forty staff members will give you a tour of the company museum, show you our Outlet or pamper you with a fresh beverage on the terrace of our Dolfi Lounge. There are large outdoor and indoor areas for children to play in.

Opening hours:
All-season:
Monday – Saturday 8am – 12am and 2pm – 6pm

Contact:
Dolfi Land
Via Digon 26
39046 Ortisei
+39 0471 796239 

How to reach the Museum Bellum Aquilarum

Many areas of the Dolomites are in the process of setting up projects to enhance the historical testimony of the Great War. Sesto di Pusteria was both victim and protagonist of this tragedy. Sesto di Pusteria is the only place of Germanic language and culture belonging to the Austro-Hungarian Empire to find itself at the front line, undergoing forced evacuation and displacement, and then, together with other places of the South Tyrol, being annexed to Italy. This chance set of events makes Sesto an emblematic place to tell the history of this period, not only for the Tyrolean citizens of today but for all the inhabitants of Europe. The vicissitudes of the civilian population and of the soldiers during this extremely important moment in history have so far surprisingly been neglected, undoubtedly because of the upheaval following the end of the war and annexation to Italy. Given the considerable interest in the First World War that is now emerging in Europe, Sesto has unique and inestimable contribution to make. The Associazione Bellum Aquilarum (Bellum Aquilarum historical association) aims to save from oblivion the surviving testimony to this tragedy in order to preserve it so that it can be handed down to future generations, not only to the young people of Pusteria, but also to those living in places once belonging to the former Austro-Hungarian Empire that were the scenes of battle here. The tragedy experienced so deeply at Sesto and in Pusteria is askin to that of many other areas of Europe which were on the front line or which, after the war, witnessed the havoc brougth on by territorial annexation. The ensuing cultural, historical and political schism was immense; without doubt, these events changed Pusteria but also Europe itself, and today – in a European perspective enabling the age-old tensions issuing from the war to be overcome – preserving these memories can aid us in the construction of our common future.

Opening hours:
22. December – 20. April:
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 4 pm – 6 pm
06. June – 30. June:
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 4 pm – 6 pm
01. July – 31. August:
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 4 pm – 6 pm
01. September – 28. September:
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 4 pm – 6 pm

Prices:
Free entry!

Contact:
Museum Bellum Aquilarum
Kirchenweg 9
39030, Sexten
+39 0474-712244

How to reach the Rudolf Stolz Museum

The museum displays over 160 works by the painter Rudolf Stolz (1874 – 1960). The artist was self-taught and in the first half of the 20th century, after Egger-Lienz, was regarded as one of the most important artists in Tyrol. During the turmoil of the Second World War, Sexten became his adopted home, where he found the necessary peace to paint and create. He drew and painted typical figures from Tyrolean folk life with just a few strokes, and deep piety and poetry also speak from his works. His most famous work, the “Totentanz”, can be seen at the cemetery entrance in Sexten.

Opening hours:
30. June bis 31. August 2019:
– Tuesday – Thursday 3 pm – 7 pm
– Friday 3 pm – 9 pm
– Saturday – Sunday 4 pm – 6 pm

09. September 2019 – 06. October 2019:
– Sunday, Wednesday and Friday 4 pm – 6 pm

Free entry!

Contact:
Rudolf Stolz Museum
Dolomitenstraße 16
39030 Sexten
+39 349-7169126

How to reach the Tourism museum Alta Pusteria

The tourism museum in Haus Wassermann documents the history of tourism in Alta Pusteria.
On the ground and the first floor you can trace the foundations of tourism, the flair of the old inns and the many spas. Also showcased is the construction of the railway line in Val Pusteria, which led to the development of modern tourism.
A separate room is given to the early development of Alpine sport.

On the second floor visitors get an insight into the heyday of tourism of the great and good at the turn of the century: The comfortable accommodation and the sparkling salon for the noble visitors have been vibrantly recreated. A simple chamber provides a glance into the working world of the servants. The traditional lifestyles of the local population in the region are also shown.

Opening hours:
To October 21st
Tuesday to Sunday drom 4 pm to 7 pm

Entry fees:

Adults	5,00 €
Studentsm seniors over 65 and groups over 10 persons	3,00 €
Children under 6 years	free

Contact:
Haus Wassermann
Hans-Wassermann-Str. 8
39039 Villabassa
+39 0474-745133

How to reach the Firefighting Helmet Museum 

The Firefighting Helmet Museum contains some 700 helmets from around the world and from different epochs (including French metal helmets with feather plumes), sleeve badges, fire axes, officers’ swords and rare uniforms.

Opening hours:
June – November:
daily: 10am – 6pm
Christmas – March:
daily: 10am – 6pm
or with registration

Price:

Adults	5,00 €
Children up to 12 years	2,50 €

Contact:
Firefighting Helmet Museum
Schloss-Neuhaus-Straße 7
39030, Gais
+39 0474-504117

How to reach LUMEN

Man’s fascination with mountains has been unbroken as long as anyone can remember. LUMEN gives this fascination a photographic home: located at the summit of the region Kronplatz (in South Tyrol), 1,800 square metres are dedicated to mountain photography. Spanning four floors LUMEN offers the possibility to experience the history of mountain photography from its beginnings until the present as well as displaying the art of mountain-photographers from all over the world.

Opening hours:
1. June – 13. October 2019
daily from 1o am – 4 pm

December 2019 – April 2020
Monady-Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm

Price:

Adults	17,00 €
Children (8 to 10 years)	10,00 €

Contact:
Lumen
Johann Georg Mahl Str. 40
39031 Bruneck
+39 0474 551500

How to reach Folklore Museum

It shows the environment of the everyday life of rural population of the past – from the landed gentry and the self-sustaining peasantry to the day labourers. The centrepiece is the baroque Mair am Hof residence with its stately rooms and ethnological collections. The appendant farm building houses numerous agricultural implements and vehicles.
The open-air site containing old, original farmhouses, craft workshops, farm gardens and domestic animals invites visitors to stay and recounts the everyday life of earlier times.

The ADAC Leisure Atlas describes the South Tyrolean Museum of Folklore as one of the most beautiful open-air museums in Europe. In addition to the baroque Mair am Hof residence and the associated farm building, the museum has a three-hectare open-air site with numerous sights. The well-kept farm gardens and fields, the old and authentically furnished farms, the well-equipped workshops and the numerous domestic animals are attractions for young and old.

Opening hours:
Easter Monday – 31. October 2019:
Tuesday-Saturday  10 am to 5 pm
Sunday and Holiday 2 pm to 6 pm

Prices:

Adults	7,00€
Groups of 15 or more	5,30€
Seniors aged 65 and over	5,30€
Students from 16-27 years old	5,30€
Teenagers aged 16 and over	5,30€
Family ticket (2 adults with children under 16 years)	14,00€
Small family ticket (1 adult with children under 16 years)	7,00€

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Note: Free entry with the Museumcard or MuseumobilCard

Contact:
Südtiroler Landesmuseum für Volkskunde
Herzog-Diet-Str. 24
39031 Dietenheim/Bruneck
+39 0474-552087

How to reach the Messner Mountain Museum RIPA

In this museum, Reinhold Messner deals with the final aspect of the conflict between man and the mountains; the heritage of the mountains and the people who have lived in them since time immemorial.

The fifth Messner Mountain Museum was opened in summer 2011 in Bruneck Castle by the well-known mountaineer Reinhold Messner. There are countless exhibits in everyday life. With the interactive “MMM Mountain Peoples” project, Reinhold Messner aims not to “exhibit” people, but rather to invite them to take part in an exchange of experience with the local rural population.

Every year guests from another mountain region will spend the summer in the Messner Mountain Peoples Museum and talk about their way of life, accompanied by everyday cultural exhibits belonging to different mountain regions and their inhabitants, including the Sherpas, Incas, Tibetans, and Mongolians.

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Please check this website for detailed information on opening hours and prices.

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Contact:
Messner Mountain Museum RIPA
Schlossweg 2
39031 Bruneck
+39 0474 410220

How to reach the Sheep wool museum

The “wool mills” of the Valli di Tures e Aurina … In former times, when the farmers were self-sufficient, they also had to take care of the production of their clothes. The production and processing of wool was of great importance. In Caminata a Campo Tures, a woman has learned the old techniques and is willing to let others watch her make clothes out of sheep’s wool, loden and yarns that are now more up-to-date than ever.

Opening hours:
All-season
Monday – Friday: 3pm – 6pm
Saturday 3pm – 5pm

Contact:
Sheep wool museum
Winkel 2
39032 Campo Tures
+39 0474-679581